6 results
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Management - GrepMed ... Perforation) Pathophysiology ... Treatment Guideline ... #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
and Management ... antigen-specific CD4 ... #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases ... #microbiology
Neurosyphilis - Treponema pallidum - Diagnosis Algorithm
Lumbar Puncture Indications:
 • Neuro / Ocular symptoms
 • HIV
Algorithm Lumbar ... • HIV (esp low CD4 ... count) • Treatment ... Reactive VDRL 2) Lymphocytic ... #puncture #management
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) Summary
Pathogen: Larval stage of Taenia solium
Infection: Ingesting undercooked pork containing cysticerci in muscle tissue.
interfere with lymphocyte ... Orbital/Ocular Treatment ... NCC #parasites #infectiousdiseases ... #solium #management ... #microbiology
Candida Glabrata
Species of Candida Most Commonly Isolated in Bloodstream Infections
 • Symptomatic mucosal infection is detected
Treatment: • Exhibits ... presumed to be the CVC ... CGlabrata #candidemia #diagnosis ... #management #infectiousdiseases ... #microbiology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Histoplasmosis Diagnosis ... count (mainly lymphocytes ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... #Management #Infections